WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter told county commissioners on Tuesday that the jail population is climbing after two years of lower numbers, and that his office has begun transferring inmates to facilities in other counties.
The Sedgwick County Jail has just over 1,400 beds. Easter said there are currently around 1,350 inmates housed there.
Easter said overall crime is down, but the jail is holding a high number of violent offenders. He pointed specifically to child sex crime cases as a significant factor…